Abyssinian rescue cats and kittens for adoption and rehoming in the UK

As of 8 November 2026, no Abyssinian cats are listed for adoption in the UK on LocalPetFinder. Rescues add animals all the time, so this page fills as they list them.

On average 12 to 16 years, according to the GCCF. Source: GCCF: Abyssinian.

Low maintenance; little grooming needed, according to the GCCF. Coat: short, fine and resilient. Source: GCCF: Abyssinian.

The GCCF lists breeder health tests for pyruvate kinase deficiency. The GCCF names these for the breed: dental disease; progressive retinal atrophy and amyloidosis. The GCCF says Abyssinians, like many breeds, can build up tartar that causes gingivitis, and suggests a vet checks the mouth at each annual vaccination. The GCCF says both were seen in the breed in the past, but that progressive retinal atrophy is not a common problem now and amyloidosis is almost unheard of. A rescue cat's parents may not have been health tested, so ask the rescue what vet checks the cat has had. Source: GCCF: Abyssinian.

Pyruvate kinase deficiency: The GCCF says Abyssinians can suffer from this inherited disease, which can cause anaemia, and that a reliable test exists, so ask whether a cat's parents were tested. Ask the rescue whether it knows of any test results for the cat or its parents. Source: GCCF: Abyssinian.

Each rescue sets its own adoption fee. Battersea charges £100 for a cat over six months and £130 for a kitten, Cats Protection says you can expect to pay £80 to £120 on average for an adult cat and £100 to £120 for a kitten, varying between its branches, and Blue Cross fees start from £150 for cats aged 4 months to 7 years. The fee usually covers neutering, microchipping and first vaccinations, and each rescue confirms its own fee.

No. We don't list animals for sale. Every Abyssinian on this page is with a rescue or rehoming centre. Rescues rehome animals rather than selling them, usually for an adoption fee: for example, Battersea charges £100 for a cat over six months and £130 for a kitten. The fee usually goes towards vet work already done, such as neutering, microchipping and first vaccinations. If you searched "abyssinian kittens for sale", the Abyssinian cats here are the rescue route: you apply to the rescue and pay its adoption fee, not a sale price.

Usually not. UK rescues normally ask for an adoption fee, which pays towards neutering, microchipping and vaccinations. At the large cat charities, fees for one cat are under £200: Battersea charges £100 for a cat over six months and £130 for a kitten, and Cats Protection says £80 to £120 on average for an adult cat. An animal offered "free to a good home" is usually a private advert rather than a rescue.

Not right now: no Abyssinian cats are listed in the UK today, so there are no kittens either. Kittens do get listed, and rescues can tell you much more about an adult's character, so check back.

This page lists every Abyssinian with the rescues we list across the UK, each with its town. For a city, see Abyssinian cats in Belfast, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Brighton and Hove, Bristol, Canterbury, Cardiff, Carlisle, Dumfries and Galloway, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Ipswich, Kendal, Kingston upon Hull, Leeds, Lincoln, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northampton, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxford, Peterborough, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Preston, Sheffield, Stoke-on-Trent, Swansea, Truro and Worcester. You can also search by postcode with the pet finder on our home page to see what is closest to you.